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DU students burn effigies protesting Jamaat leader's remarks

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- General students of Dhaka University (DU) on Sunday burned effigies in protest against what they termed defamatory and false remarks made by a Jamaat-e-Islami leader targeting the un... Read More


Tarique calls for guarding polling centres until vote count finishes

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday night urged his party leaders, workers and supporters to remain at polling centres until the counting of votes is completed on the election da... Read More


DUCSU member forces outsiders to hold ears for playing on DU field

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- Sarba Mitra Chakma, a member of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU), forced approximately thirty outsiders, mostly teenagers and young men, to hold their ears for pl... Read More


New pay scale could fuel bribery 'premiums' without reforms to public admin: TIB

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- While acknowledging the rationale behind the initiative to increase the salaries and allowances of government employees, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for an... Read More


BNP-Jamaat clash in Hatibandha: 25 injured, motorcycles vandalised

Lalmonirhat, Jan. 25 -- At least 25 people were injured and several motorcycles vandalised in a clash between BNP and Jamaat activists in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat-1 constituency on Sunday, of... Read More


Shakib Al Hasan available for selection, says BCB

, Jan. 25 -- In a dramatic development coinciding with Bangladesh's official exclusion from the T20 World Cup, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced that former captain Shakib Al Hasan is o... Read More


Protest at DU over Jamaat leader's remarks targeting female students

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- A group of students staged a protest, including the burning of an effigy, against what they described as "defamatory" remarks and false allegations made by a Jamaat leader targeting ... Read More


Gazipur auto-rickshaw drivers withdraw highway blockade

, Jan. 25 -- rickshaw drivers in Shreepur of Gazipur withdrew their blockade of the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway after about one and a half hours on Sunday, following police intervention. The drivers had... Read More


Sleeping youth burnt to death in Narsingdi

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- year-old youth was burnt to death in the Police Lines area of Narsingdi late Friday night. The deceased was identified as Chanchal Chandra Bhowmik, son of Khokon Chandra Bhowmik of ... Read More


Bangladesh gold market breaks record as prices hit Tk 257,191 per bhori

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- Gold prices in Bangladesh have surged once again, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) setting a new all-time high for the precious metal. According to a notification i... Read More